两名迪尔伯恩男子因涉嫌受ISIS启发的万圣节恐怖阴谋被起诉
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两名迪尔伯恩男子因涉嫌受ISIS启发的万圣节恐怖阴谋被起诉

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联邦当局指控两名密歇根男子涉嫌恐怖主义相关罪行,称他们涉嫌策划一场受ISIS启发的袭击,目标是万圣节周末期间位于费恩代尔的LGBTQ+酒吧。

联邦当局指控两名密歇根男子Mohmed Ali和Majed Mahmoud,两人均为20岁,迪尔伯恩居民,涉嫌恐怖主义相关罪行。指控源于一起涉嫌策划受ISIS启发的袭击阴谋,目标是万圣节周末期间位于费恩代尔的LGBTQ+酒吧。

根据联邦法院解封的一份72页刑事诉状,这两名男子及其共谋者受到伊斯兰国极端主义的启发。调查人员称,一名未成年人也参与了相关讨论。该团伙在谈话中提及“南瓜”,被认为是计划中万圣节袭击的代号。

诉状详细说明,Ali和Mahmoud曾对底特律郊区费恩代尔的LGBTQ+酒吧进行侦察,并获取了包括AR-15式步枪在内的高性能武器。他们在射击场进行练习,并对潜在目标进行了侦察。联邦调查局特工已对两人进行了数周监视,采用了包括在迪尔伯恩一处住所外安装摄像杆以及访问加密聊天和社交媒体等手段。

在对迪尔伯恩一处住宅和英克斯特的一个储藏单元进行搜查时,特工缴获了多支枪支,包括三支AR-15式步枪、两支霰弹枪、四支手枪及超过1600发弹药。缴获的其他物品还包括光学瞄准镜、战术背心及其他相关枪械零件和配件。

联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔周五宣布了逮捕行动,称该机构成功挫败了一起潜在的恐怖袭击,并逮捕了多名涉嫌策划万圣节周末暴力袭击的密歇根嫌疑人。美国司法部长帕姆·邦迪对此事发表评论称,“我们的美国英雄阻止了一起恐怖袭击。”

辩护律师阿米尔·马克莱德代表其中一名嫌疑人,对指控提出异议,称其为“歇斯底里”和“恐慌制造”。他暗示相关讨论可能与网络游戏活动有关,而非真实阴谋。

Ali和Mahmoud定于周一下午出庭进行首次亮相。调查仍在进行中,当局表示目前对公众安全没有进一步威胁。

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Federal authorities have charged two Michigan men, Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, both 20 years old and residents of Dearborn, with terrorism-related offenses.

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The charges stem from an alleged plot to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack targeting LGBTQ+ bars in Ferndale over Halloween weekend.

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According to a 72-page criminal complaint unsealed in federal court, the men, along with co-conspirators, were inspired by Islamic State extremism.

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Investigators allege that a minor was also involved in the discussions.

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The group reportedly referred to 'pumpkins' in their conversations, believed to be a code word for the planned Halloween attack.

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The complaint details that Ali and Mahmoud had scouted LGBTQ+ bars in Ferndale, a Detroit suburb, and had acquired high-powered weapons, including AR-15-style rifles.

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They practiced at gun ranges and conducted reconnaissance of potential targets.

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FBI agents had been surveilling the men for weeks, utilizing methods such as a camera on a pole outside a Dearborn residence and accessing encrypted chats and social media.

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